Sighting 3872886
Myxomycete-plasmodium(class)
2 A slime mould at Tennent, ACT
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| Myxomycete-plasmodium(class) | Heino1 | 28 Nov 2018 | |
| Unverified | JohnBundock | 27 Nov 2018 |
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28 Nov 2018
I think that this is a slime mould (or myxomycete) and despite the occurrence of the word ‘mould’ it is not a fungus. Your photo would show it in transition from the soft, mobile (and somewhat amoeba-like) feeding stage (or plasmodium) and the dry, powdery sporing state. This might be in the genus Tubulifera, since (1) the mobile stage is a bright red shade and (2) your photo suggests the final development will be into a single, mounded form (rather than a split into numerous small, separate spore capsules). If you wish to search for more information, check also under an older name for this genus: Tubifera. It’s the one such red-plasmodium genus that I’ve seen in the ACT but from the photo I can’t guarantee the genus.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.980355-35.570205
- Altitude 1082.9m
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Tennent, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 Abundance
- 27 Nov 2018 09:54 AM Recorded on
- JohnBundock Recorded by
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- Featured JohnBundock Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Myxomycete-plasmodium(class) Slime Moulds
Species information
- Myxomycete-plasmodium(class) Scientific name
- A slime mould Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1248m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
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